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Man who killed abortion doctor gets more lenient sentence
WICHITA, Kan. – The man who seven years ago ambushed and fatally shot one of…
Grumpy Cat counts down to the new year with top pet peeves
NEW YORK – Grumpy Cat’s got a message just in time for the holidays and…
Close to 20,000 protest Belgian health, welfare cuts
BRUSSELS – Thousands of demonstrators who work in Belgium’s health and welfare sector have protested…
Oscar-winning ‘Heaven Can Wait’ production designer dies
LOS ANGELES – Paul Sylbert, a prolific production designer who won an Oscar for his…
Mood gets grimmer in Zimbabwe over Mugabe, diving economy
HARARE, Zimbabwe – In Zimbabwe’s capital, a man fills two drums with gasoline at a…
‘Tis the season for savings: 4 tax-planning tips to take advantage of by Dec. 31
TORONTO – Tax planning may be the last thing on Canadians’ minds as they get…
Patients languish in Burkina Faso amid doctors strike
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – Doctors and nurses are on strike at Burkina Faso’s public health…
Lawren Harris ‘Mountain Forms’ painting sells for a record-setting $11.2 million
TORONTO – The Lawren Harris painting “Mountain Forms” has set a towering new benchmark in…
Some gobble down turkey, then shop to start holiday season
NEW YORK – Gobble down the turkey, then head to the stores. Thanksgiving Day, rather…
Friends, family, turkey and touchdowns for Obamas’ holiday
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and his family are spending Thanksgiving with friends, family, turkey…
Not what you sphynx: Women bought pricey, hairless felines that grew fur
Shayla Bastarache was looking for a hairless, sphynx cat and thought she had found a…
The Rolling Stones in French, Lucinda Williams and more pay tribute to Zydeco legend Clifton Chenier
NEW YORK (AP) — The Rolling Stones’Mick Jagger sings in swaggering French. Louisiana native Lucinda…
Argentine attorney seeks relief for his pachyderm plaintiffs
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Attorney Andres Gil Dominguez may have had bigger cases, but he’s…
Lebanese fear planned resort will wall off the sea in Beirut
BEIRUT – The last public beach on Beirut’s heavily developed seaside could soon be squeezed…
Museum celebrates Boston’s favourite ducks with new exhibit
BOSTON – The birds of “Make Way for Ducklings” are waddling into Boston’s Museum of…
Executives linked to fallen Chinese presidential aide jailed
BEIJING – A group of Chinese executives linked to an imprisoned former presidential aide who…
Court stops firecracker sales in New Delhi to curb pollution
NEW DELHI – India’s top court on Friday stopped firecracker sales in and around New…
Melania Trump is set to be a long-distance first lady
DES MOINES, Iowa – It will be one of many unusual things about a Donald…
Recalls this week: Laptop batteries and carpet cleaners
NEW YORK – Several brands of powdered carpet cleaner are being recalled this week because…
The Latest: online, in malls and overseas, Black Friday’s on
NEW YORK – The Latest on Black Friday Holiday shopping (all times Eastern): 1:55 p.m.…
B.C. to use bikes, ATVs to fight drug overdoses in hard to reach areas
VANCOUVER – Paramedics will use bicycles and all-terrain vehicles in high-overdose areas to respond to…
What happened to the rest of ‘The Brady Bunch’ cast?
NEW YORK – Following the death of Florence Henderson, the matriarch of “The Brady Bunch,”…
For now, Melania Trump plans to be long-distance first lady
DES MOINES, Iowa – It will be one of many unusual things about a Donald…
Tests required to determine responsibility of brothers in sex assault case
CALGARY – Rachelle Christopher says she is haunted by the memory of a teenage girl…